September 19, 2020 5:45 p.m.

The Archie Creek Fire east of Glide is 32 percent contained and remains at 130,429 Acres.

The latest update from Southern Area Red Type 1 Incident Management Team said Friday’s rain helped firefighters in making good progress on containing the fire by getting as close to the edge as possible. Friday night at least a half inch of rain fell, so firefighters will continue to make good progress.

When some smoke cleared on Friday, firefighters discovered a 60-acre smoldering area outside of the fire perimeter north of Glide. They contained the spot and it no longer poses a threat. Areas of focus continue to be on the south, east and northern edges of the fire. In the south, this includes the area around Little River and Thunder Mountain roads to Highway 138.  In the east, containment and mop up continues in three areas where the fire burned over containment lines in the Panther Creek area along the 110 Road. Along the northeastern edge of the fire, bulldozers, logging equipment and crews will continue working to connect old logging roads for fire lines to protect threats to timber.

The update said fire mop up and improvement of fire lines continues throughout the fire, including mop up around structures in Glide, Idleyld Park and Rock Creek. Hand crews are helping build fire lines in steep areas that are inaccessible to heavy equipment. An old fire scar from the Apple Fire is helping check fire progression in the southeastern edge of the fire and firefighters are using old timber sale roads to contain the fire in that area.

Firefighters continue to take actions to keep the fire from spreading to structures. They are protecting structures from fire in all areas of the fire, including along Little River Road, and are assessing structure protection for the Bar L subdivision. Other areas of special protection include the Wolf Creek Job Corps, Susan Creek Bridge, communications equipment on Scott Mountain and the Big Tree area.

North of Highway 138E, in the Steamboat area, firefighters and heavy equipment continue to work along Canton Creek Road to Trapper Creek to build contingency lines in case the fire crosses the primary fire lines. A helicopter flew over the area on Friday and did again on Saturday for reconnaissance. With little fire behavior, firefighters do not anticipate the need for aircraft for fire suppression. Highway 138E remains closed to all traffic except for firefighters and residents from 4 miles east of Glide to the junction with Oregon 230.

1,096 people are assigned to the fire.